Local Education Reform: Mayoral Initiatives in Indianapolis Schools: Education Policy
Autor David Harris, Bart Petersonen Limba Engleză Hardback – 20 aug 2012
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781137023063
ISBN-10: 1137023066
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 143 x 222 mm
Editura: Palgrave MacMillan
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Seria Education Policy
Locul publicării:Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1137023066
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 143 x 222 mm
Editura: Palgrave MacMillan
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Seria Education Policy
Locul publicării:Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Cuprins
Introduction: Taking on the Education Establishment
An Idea that Made Sense
Unattainable Peace
Legislative Impediments to Change
Charter Schools from Scratch
Mayors as Authorizers
Closing a School
Human Capital Challenges
An Idea that Made Sense
Unattainable Peace
Legislative Impediments to Change
Charter Schools from Scratch
Mayors as Authorizers
Closing a School
Human Capital Challenges
Notă biografică
DAVID HARRIS is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Mind Trust. Under his leadership, The Mind Trust has raised $25 million to advance the work of education entrepreneurs in Indianapolis and accelerate positive change. Since its launch in 2006, The Mind Trust has supported the Indianapolis launch of 11 high-impact entrepreneurial education ventures, supported critical research and policy work designed to improve the climate for education innovation, and garnered widespread attention from local and national media. Previously, Mr. Harris served as former Mayor Bart Peterson's Charter Schools Director, where he built one of the nation's most highly regarded charter school offices; the initiative received Harvard University's prestigious Innovations in American Government Award in 2006.
BART PETERSON, a founding member and board chair of The Mind Trust, served two terms as mayor of Indianapolis, the nation's 12th-largest city, from 2000 to 2007. He also served as president of the National League of Cities in 2007. As mayor, Peterson became the only mayor in America with the authority to create new schools by issuing charters. He was responsible for 16 charter schools and won Harvard University's prestigious Innovations in American Government Award for the initiative in 2006. During the 2008–09 school year, Peterson was a distinguished visiting professor of public policy at Ball State University, USA. He continues as a fellow with the University's Bowen Center for Public Affairs, and is now the senior vice president of corporate affairs and communications for Eli Lilly and Company.
BART PETERSON, a founding member and board chair of The Mind Trust, served two terms as mayor of Indianapolis, the nation's 12th-largest city, from 2000 to 2007. He also served as president of the National League of Cities in 2007. As mayor, Peterson became the only mayor in America with the authority to create new schools by issuing charters. He was responsible for 16 charter schools and won Harvard University's prestigious Innovations in American Government Award for the initiative in 2006. During the 2008–09 school year, Peterson was a distinguished visiting professor of public policy at Ball State University, USA. He continues as a fellow with the University's Bowen Center for Public Affairs, and is now the senior vice president of corporate affairs and communications for Eli Lilly and Company.
Caracteristici
Bart Peterson is a former big-city mayor and David Harris was his deputy mayor and charter schools director
David Harris won Harvard University's prestigious Innovations in American Government Award in 2006
Provides two political insiders' account of what it takes to build a major education reform initiative on the local level
Charter schools are a hot and important political issue right now with many states lifting the cap on the number of charter schools that can be authorized to compete for federal grant money and garner national attention for innovation
Addresses the role of local government and politics to reform schools
While it focuses on Indianapolis' charter school initiatives, the book speaks to the larger state and local issues of charter school authorization and school choice
Harris is the founder and CEO of The Mind Trust, an entrepreneurial education reform organization that has garnered a lot of attention from big players in education reform, and the authors plan to use their many connections to promote the book, including marketing to the 8,000 members of their listserve
David Harris won Harvard University's prestigious Innovations in American Government Award in 2006
Provides two political insiders' account of what it takes to build a major education reform initiative on the local level
Charter schools are a hot and important political issue right now with many states lifting the cap on the number of charter schools that can be authorized to compete for federal grant money and garner national attention for innovation
Addresses the role of local government and politics to reform schools
While it focuses on Indianapolis' charter school initiatives, the book speaks to the larger state and local issues of charter school authorization and school choice
Harris is the founder and CEO of The Mind Trust, an entrepreneurial education reform organization that has garnered a lot of attention from big players in education reform, and the authors plan to use their many connections to promote the book, including marketing to the 8,000 members of their listserve